[Christmas Gift Fic] #18 - A good story

[h_itoshi]

Title: A good story
Prompt: #18 - Counting each others freckles/beauty marks
Wordcount: 702
Notes: This... went a little off prompt tbh. At least the beauty marks are mentioned haha.

Senga looks at Nikaido where he lies sleeping, dark hair spread across the white pillow and covers pushed down to his waist. He likes watching Nikaido sleep, even though it might sound a little questionable. But he's so relaxed, natural, not trying to be something else.

Of course he thinks Nikaido looks beautiful when he's on stage, that he's adorable when he makes a fool of himself and doesn't realise it, and that sometimes he nails that insanely hot bedroom-look in photoshoots. But there's something about him like this, unguarded and soft, that appeals to Senga in a whole different way.

He runs fingertips lightly down the line of Nikaido's arm, making his shift a little in his sleep, thinking about how it all started. How he was a little shy and nervous to talk to Nikaido when they were younger, and how Nikaido was so open and friendly to him that he couldn't resist him. They ended up in the same unit, and it didn't take Senga very long to go from best friend to terrible crush.

Once he'd finally accepted that he was irrevocably in love with Nikaido, there had been several hard years for him to try and restrain himself. He had also been a hundred percent certain Nikaido was about as straight as anyone could get since he always spoke about girls, girls, girls. Senga had been so certain that he was afraid to tell Nikaido that he in fact wasn't straight, not even a little, and when he finally did it was such an anticlimax that he can still laugh at it today.

Nikaido had been sitting on the couch, looking in a magazine and trying to explain what Tegoshi was wearing. “You know, one of these gay fuzzy sweaters. A Senga-gay-sweater.”

“What?” Senga looked up from whatever he was doing on the floor since he'd heard gay-sweater before but not with his name attached to it.

“Yeah you know, those that look gay but a little extra gay when you wear it.” The words sounded a bit offensive to Senga, but there was nothing harmful in Nikaido's tone, and that was probably what made him say it.

“Well, maybe I am gay.” He muttered, trying to shrug off Nikaido's words that somehow hurt a little.

“You are? So am I, almost.” Nikaido looked up for a second and then shrugged, and Senga was struck speechless while Nikaido continued on to explain Shige's terrible outfit.

From there, when Senga realized he actually had a chance, his self-restraint kind of thanked for all those years and quit, and before he knew it, they had gotten drunk and made out. Only that the awkward day-after conversation ended up in them both trying to confess at the same time.

Senga smiles at the memory and reaches up to gently caress Nikaido's cheek, thinking that at least their getting-together story is a good one to tell.

Nikaido unconsciously leans into Senga's touch and Senga feels warmth spread within him, inching a little closer as his fingertips trail gently along Nikaido's skin. He could spend hours like this, just learning things about Nikaido's body, how his muscles feel, where his bones protrude and how many beauty marks he has. It feels good to know that he's probably the only one who knows those things. It's not like Nikaido has any idea himself, and Senga doubts any of his previous partners has paid any mind to it. That's why it feels special, like his own secrets.

His fingers trail down Nikaido's throat, and up to his shoulder, and then down along his arm, tracing the curve of his triceps down to his elbow.

Nikaido shifts at the tickle and his eyes slowly open, squinting at Senga.

“What you doin'?” He slurs, voice deep with sleep and Senga shivers, hand settling on Nikaido's underarm.

“Looking at you.” Senga mumbles back, smiling at Nikaido as he's not awake enough to understand the logic in that.

“Just c'mere and cuddle.” He mutters and tugs Senga closer, wrapping an arm around his waist and as nice as it is to look at Nikaido asleep, Senga prefers him awake after all.

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It's beautiful, love it.